An old newspaper article identifies the origins of Anthracite Baking Company Kashin baseball photos.
Modern Sports Card News
Topps Offers to Buy Back Duplicate SuperFractors in 2023 Bowman Chrome
Topps has acknowledged that what were supposed to be 1 of 1 SuperFractors for dozens of prospects inside 2023 Bowman Chrome Baseball were double printed. The company is offering to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy them back.
Sports Memorabilia News
Young Phils Fan Snares Mad Bryce Harper’s Tossed Batting Helmet, Gets it Autographed
Why pay for a game-used item when you can just catch one thrown by a really mad player who signs it for you?
Business News
Brady, Other Stars Part of Topps’ Hobby Shop Promotion
Tom Brady traded cards with kids and some other current athletes were also recruited for a weekend hobby shop promotion.
Industry News
Denied: NFLPA’s Emergency Relief Request Against Panini Falls Flat
An arbitrator denied a request for emergency relief by NFL Players Inc., allowing Panini to keep producing football cards while the case continues.
Around the Hobby
Notes: Panini Partners with High School Bowl; Jeter Charity Auction; NBA, NHL Auctions; Messi Jersey Swap
Panini is putting its name behind the Polynesian Bowl…Jeff Staple is auctioning some personal collectors items for charity…NBA Finals warmups sell…some NHL helmets hit the block…and a story about fellow players looking to latch on to Lionel Messi’s game-worn jerseys.
- TTM This Week: 50 Years of Collecting Basketball Autographs, Hall of Fame Additions
- Notes: Judge Denies WWE’s TRO; eBay Milestone; REA Auction Results; Giant Sports Cards’ Giant New Shop
- Notes: WWE Seeks to Stop Sales of Panini Cards; CGC in China; Top NFL eBay Sales; Rickey to Slide Into Louisville
- 1992 Topps Football Brought Quantity Over Quality with One of Deepest Sets to Date
Shop Talk
Shop Talk: Minotaur and Mahomes Sightings, Continuous Card Buying, Thoughtful Gifts from Customers
A regular customer brings some hand made gifts…two young collectors with a nice pull…some in-store buying…an afternoon off at the fair and Rip Night made for a busy but fun week.
- Shop Talk: Packed to the Rafters, Salute to Service Minis, New Boxes to Open and Phillies Tickets I Already Bought
- Shop Talk: Hot Sales After Week One in the NFL, Choking on Freight, Paycheck Issue
- Shop Talk: Always Buying, Piles of New Releases, A Full Wrasslin’ Section, Watching Ohtani Play in Person
- Shop Talk: Football Card Fingers Crossed; Chrome Sales; Amazon Stock Returns
Editor’s Blog
Notes: Kurt Busch’s Pact with MJ Results in Nice Score; Ruth Card Pulled; F1 Card Results; Mean Joe Record; T210 Set Auction; Employee Charged in Shop Theft
Kurt Busch’s gift to Michael Jordan was a win-win for both…the Bowman Chrome Ruth SuperFractor is pulled…eBay likes the F1 card market…a record price for a Joe Greene rookie…a tough tobacco set hits the auction block…and an employee is accused of stealing pricey cards from a Minnesota shop.
- Collector’s TLC Brightens Grave of Hobby Icon Jefferson Burdick
- Notes: Brady Autograph Story; Burbank Signers; Trio Steals Cards from Store; Heat Finals Gear
- Notes: Pete’s 9/11 Cleats for Charity; Hockey History Up for Grabs; Fanatics’ Latest Auction and New Hire
- Notes: Pair of New England Shows Approaching; New SGC App, Pricing; PSA Adds Options; More
Popular Stories
Show Dealers Dish on What’s Hot, What’s Not
Touring the floor at a recent sports card show to see the sights and take the sales temperature of players past and present.
- Young Phils Fan Snares Mad Bryce Harper’s Tossed Batting Helmet, Gets it Autographed
- Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 Finals Jersey Sells for $4.9 Million
- Biggest Show In Portland, ME In 35 Years Was a Big Hit
- Daryl McKay Talks Earliest Influences in Sports Cards, Wearing Many Hats and a Lifetime of Entrepreneurship
- Notes: Judge Denies WWE’s TRO; eBay Milestone; REA Auction Results; Giant Sports Cards’ Giant New Shop
- Newspapers Reveal Extent of Massive 1960s Post Cereal/Jell-O Sports Card Promotion
- Prime Numbers: Interest in Deion Sanders Rookie Cards Rising With Coaching Profile
- Panini Sues After WWE Moves to Terminate Card License
- 1992 Topps Football Brought Quantity Over Quality with One of Deepest Sets to Date
- Chicago to Host 2026 National Sports Collectors Convention
- Collector’s TLC Brightens Grave of Hobby Icon Jefferson Burdick
- Remembering the Kid: 8 Great Cards of Gary Carter
- 1910 American Caramel Honus Wagner a True Hobby Rarity
- Card Back Q&A: Why Bubby Brister Quit Baseball, Origins of His Toughness, Backing Up Elway
- Fanatics Argues Panini’s Antitrust Case Should Be Dismissed
- Century Old Scrapbook Surrenders Ultra-Rare 1914 Boston Garter Cards Now Up for Grabs
- Notes: Pair of New England Shows Approaching; New SGC App, Pricing; PSA Adds Options; More
- “Master Forger” and Brother in Plea Talks with Feds on Long Running Fake Memorabilia Scheme
- TTM This Week: Chat with Baseball Hall of Fame President; 1987 Topps Returns
- Rare Ruth Rookie, Newly Graded 1952 Mantle, T206 “Magie” Error Among Top Lots in Clean Sweep Sale